It seems the Angry Birds updates keep flowing, into 2014 and for Windows Phone. Released today is an update for the Star Wars II variant, with '8 new playable characters' - at least once you've 'melted the frozen carbonite pack'. Ahem. That could take a while!

From the Store description:

What's new in version 1.3.0:
Melt the frozen CARBONITE PACK to get 8 NEW playable characters!

NEW CHARACTERS! Play as Carbonite Han Solo, Jabba the Hutt, Wicket the Ewok, Lando Bird, Royal Crimson Guard, Tusken Raider and more!

FREE TRIAL AND NEW TELEPODS! Try out all the new characters, then simply earn or purchase more! Or unlock them permanently with the new TELEPODS toys!

NEW REWARD LEVELS! Each character brings all-new levels!

As a fifty year old man, I have to confess to not getting very far into this game - my eight year old nephew (currently at school, or else I'd get him to write this) managed to complete the last version in a matter of hours!

In his absence, here are Rovio's promos for a couple of the new characters, Carbonite Han Solo (on the Bird Side) and Jabba the hut (on the Pork Side, naturally!):

You can buy Angry Birds Star Wars II here in the Windows Phone Store.